Saturday, May 31, 2008

Well…it’s my 100th post. And according to tradition, I am supposed to do a 100 things about me post. I have started it. But I only have thirty something things on that list. And it’s not too interesting. And I am a big fan of avoidance behavior. There could not be a better avoidance technique than doing a meme.

Now the first meme I did was about what was on my desk. I was tagged by my own daughter. Who was tagged before me. (Hey…she needs that “I tagged Jill” badge!) Then, Rhea tagged me for a list of 6 random things and a book meme. I was sure that the book meme sealed the deal on never being tagged again.

I have seen this particular meme played out on several blogs. And I even commented on Mrs. Romero’s blog that it looked like fun. I guess I crashed the party, because she then added me to the list. And then, I was tagged again for the same one by Heather, Lula, and Joye. Four tags for the same meme! I’m feelin’ the love! So…here we go:

What was I doing 10 years ago?

Let me think. End of May, 1998? Ummm…I had just bought a nanny placement agency, and I was trying to balance working that with having a 5 month old baby girl. Who was so happy…except when I paused in my adoration of her to take a business phone call. And she began to scream like a banshee. Phone call ends, smiles and giggles all around.

Pack the girls for campFinish cutting up strawberries to freezeTake a shower (I’ve been informed that I must add get dressed as well. Who knew?)Pick up my car from its check-upFinished the dreaded “Little Women”

Things I Would Do If I Were A Billionaire:

Buy a house in Hawaii so I could stalk visit the cast of Lost with my other stalkers friends: Lula, Heather, Rhea, Tali, and whoever else wants to join us in our quest for restraining orders. (Thanks for the idea, Lula!)Travel the world.Give money to charityAdd three bathrooms to my houseNew cars…OH, the list goes on and on…I already have it spent. Now, who’s going to give me a billion dollars?

Five Jobs I Have Had:

Sales at Macys in high school and collegeNannyPersonal AssistantEstate managerOwned my own companyHigh school Latin teacher

Five of My Bad Habits:

Impulse shopping

Proscrastinating (ummm…how long have I had this on my to do list? Am I working on the 100 list? Yep…procrastination is also a talent of mine)

Gossiping (my favorite quote is from “Steel Magnolias” – “If you don’t have anything nice to say about anybody, come sit by me.”)

Today we finished watching the Indy trilogy with Katie to prep her for the new movie.

We canceled our “subscription” to HBO when the writers went on strike. The whole reason we had HBO was for the show “Big Love.” And now season three has been postponed until the fall instead of starting now for the summer. We will probably start HBO again when “Big Love” returns. Because as you read in my habits…I am not patient. I don’t think I could wait for it to come out on DVD. “Big Love” is my other obsession. Next to LOST.

I cannot dance. At all. I have absolutely no sense of rhythm. I can’t even follow an aerobics class or video. By the time I have sorta figured out what they are doing, they have moved on.

I switched my major in college from Political Science to Anthropology because the subject was fascinating. And because my professor looked just like Harrison Ford. I took all the classes he offered. By the end of my freshman year, I had accumulated a number of 400 level classes by following him around.

I met my husband in a bar. I wasn’t interested in him at all. I was actually dating someone else. But we did exchange numbers. And I did not return his calls. Until a week later when I had an argument with my boyfriend. And, the rest, as they say, is history.

I liked learning more about you! I like Big Love a lot! It's a great show!! Fascinating to see how a multiple wived family lives, you know?

I love your plan to buy a house in Hawaii so we can go stalk the LOST crew and actors. I'm all for it. I'll even learn how to SCUBA dive so we can sneak up by sea. Or get a pilot's license so we can fly overhead...Ok, I'll stop now.

Rhea--Big Love is fascinating. Wonder if what happened in TX with the FLDS will give them additional fodder for the show. And I'm so glad you are going to join me at the compound in Hawaii. I wanted to get my SCUBA certification anyway :-)

The girls are going to an overnight camp in North Carolina. They leave tomorrow morning and come back next Saturday.

Great entry! I still don't quite understand all this tagging business. Someone will have to explain it to me someday. :-) I have Big Love coming on Netflix. I can't convince hubby to do anything more than basic cable. Poor me, huh?!

Angie--I hereby tag you! All you have to do is copy this post...and then put in your own information. Or you can google "meme" and go from there! I'm not sure if what we have would be defined as basic cable or not. We don't have any of the premium channels...but with netflix, you really don't need them. I am planning to watch "Weeds" this week - and that one is on Showtime...

Rhea--nope, nothing really. I suppose I'll do what I normally do...and this week it will be without interruptions :-) Oh...wait...I have the whole first season of Sex and the City from netflix to watch...

insane mama- I'm new to the whole blogging thing, too. Just since February. And...see...I was tagged by Heather at the same time...it has been a while. I'll be sure to see what new questions you come up with!

Kat - you never fail to make me laugh (or snort). :-D I would never have guessed that you've only been blogging since February!!! You just seem ever so much more *sophisticated* (hehe) than a mere beginner blogger. I look forward to your next 100+ posts...

Have you started your SATC marathon yet? I am knee-deep in season 2 of Battlestar Galactica. (NERD!) One of my blogger buddies that I've known "in real life" since we were 7 traveled to Oahu back in April and went on the "Lost Tour." She posted pics of several sites they got to see and I told her that the Lost stuff impressed me FAR more than any of the other beauty Hawaii had to offer. And that, my friend, is OBSESSION.

I am still sick...my husband said my voice sounds like a 40+ year, 5-pack a day smoker. I could do a mean version of "Bette Davis Eyes," but all I really want is a big ol' bag of peanut M&Ms. Sigh.

Angie--that is what netflix is for! I am going to have a "sex-fest" (that sounds oh, so wrong...but in that good kinda way) this week...and Weeds is great. You gotta netflix "Big Love" - there aren't that many episodes of that one.

Lula--I have not started the sex fest...probably tomorrow morning after water aerobics. I am still trying to finish the dreaded "Little Women" that I procrastinated from my to-do list yesterday. I'll need SATC after the sugar sweetness.

Glad you are feeling better. Email me your address...and I'll hook ya up with some peanut m&ms...I just got a big bag yesterday...cause with the kiddos gone, I don't have to share :-)

Rhea--okay...now I gotta know...what is there to be impressed with?! Doncha love a fishin' for compliments question? :-) You should go back and read my first post. I mulled over the name of this blog for the longest time. And...I was in Darcy's queue (well...it was nothing like it is today) before the blog was even created...

Hey...did you see that new widget I found (found at Heather's blog)? With my top commenters? Pretty cool!

Kat, What a big smile you have put on my face from reading here for the first time! I love your music, love that someone else (from your comments it seems there are many of us)LOVES "Big Love" (I discovered it on a plane and netflixed all that existed of it, which was not enough). My kids just finished the second Indiana movie last night. Harrison is indeed hot. But he kind of looks like my dad so no, he is not.

I actually finished my day's word count. So much easier than I thought it would be. Woo Hoo! Your kids are going into camp. You should write a bunch while they are gone. You're clearly a writer.

I didn't notice the new widget...I'm sorry! I'll go look in just a sec.

I was impressed by your blog layout, how you have links to books you've read, how you had music playing that themed with your posts, how you had such nice posts that seemed fun and effortless. I liked how you layed out your homeschooling lessons for the week and completed them, etc. It just seemed like a blog of someone who knew what they were doing and had been doing this for a while. I was impressed. :o) I also liked the name. Original.

Disney loving mom who found the best job in the whole world - helping other people to take trips to the happiest place on earth. All while being a mom and teaching classes to homeschoolers. Living a fabulous life!